Child s carriage



(No Model) G. P. STEINBAGH.

" CHILD'S CARRIAGE.

Patented Jan.16,1883.

= BEETEINBAEH N. PETERS. PlvnlzrLxl NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE P. STEINBAGH, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 270,612, dated January 16, 1853.

Application filed June 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. STEINBACH, of Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Carriages; and I hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a carriage embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a part of one of the rear standards and coupling-bar, and Fig. 3 an elevation of a modified form of clip.

My invention relates to childrens carriages having a pair of standards connected by a transverse push-bar; and it has for its object to make these standards adjustable with reference to the carriage-body, whereby the height of the push-bar may be regulated to suit the convenience of the attendant. The standards may be removed from the rear to the front of the body, as may be desired, and may be pushed completely under the body to economize space in packing for transportation or in standing.

In the drawings, A is the carriage-body; and a a are the springs, clipped to the axles B, as usual. Coupling-bars I) connect the axles and are curved in the arcs of circles, the curvature being the same as that of the standards 0.

Clips 0 are secured to the ends of the couplingbars I), and through them pass the standards 0, which may be secured in any desired position by turning up the screws 0. Near the ends of the standards are formed slots or recesses e, in which are secured springs D, having terminal lateral lugs 01, whereby the accidental withdrawal of the standards is prevented. Theymaybewithdrawmwhendesired, by pressing the lugs d into the slots 6, so as to enable the lugs to pass under the clips 0. It will be seen, that upon loosening the screws 0 the standards may he slid under the body, as shown in dotted lines, to any desired distance, and that thestandards may be removed bodily from the rear to the front of the body, being secured in front by clips 0. (Shown in dotted lines.) This latter feature is, however, old,and forms no part of my invention.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of the clip 0, differing from that shown in Fig. 2 only in having a roller, E, to facilitate the sliding in or out of the standards.

I am aware that standards hinged or pivoted to the carriage and arranged to lower or be raised are old, and that standards adapted to slip under the carriage so as to project a defi- I nite distance to the front or rear are also old,

and such I do not claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A childs carriage provided with extensible standards arranged to slide and be secured at any desired pointcontiguous to the couplingbars, whereby the height of the push-bar may be regulated as desired.

2. In combination with the rear standards, in an y desired position, the coupling-bars couforming thereto in curvature, and provided with suitable clamping devices for securing the standards, as set forth.

v 3. In combination with the coupling-bars curved to conform to the standards, the clips 0 and springs D, having lugs d, as set forth.

GEO. P. STEINBAOH.

Witnesses:

R. D. WILLIAMS, J N0. 1. lVIADDOX. 

